The words of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) in Ken Burns great series, ‘The Civil War’, ring almost as clearly as his actions. For years I’ve had his memoir, The…
The resurgence of piracy marks the periodic declines of civilisation, or of empire when the two words aren’t synonyms. Even Moamar Khadafy[1], when he’d achieved the status…
When I take visitors to Cambridge around Harvard Yard, I pause outside Memorial Church, point to the imposing building opposite it and ask if they know what they’re…
If you have the slightest interest in classical music, you must buy Arturo Toscanini: The Complete RCA Collection. Sony has reissued this 84 CD and one DVD box…